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Please see the requirements for the Core, Core Honors, and Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy below.

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  • Summary:

    • Core [46 Credits]
      • Academic Foundation Courses [7 Credits]
      • Distribution Courses [36 Credits]
        • Breadth Requirements [24 Credits]
        • Pathway Requirements [4 Courses from minimum 3 areas]
        • Distribution Overflow or foreign language [subject to total 36 Credits]
      • Capping Courses [3 Credits].
      • The Skill requirement [can be from breadth or major]
        • Technological Competency [1 course]
        • Public Presentation [1 course]
    • Core Honors [50 Credits]
      • Academic Foundation Courses [6 Credits]
      • Distribution Courses [36 Credits]
        • Breadth Requirements [24 Credits]
        • Pathway Requirements [4 Courses from minimum 3 areas]
        • Distribution Overflow or foreign language [subject to total 36 Credits]
      • Capping Courses [3 Credits].
      • The Skill requirement [can be from breadth or major]
        • Technological Competency [1 course]
        • Public Presentation [1 course]
      • Honors Program Dedicated Courses [5 Credits]
    • Degree Requirements: Please refer to Degreeworks

The Marist College Core

  • Core 46 Credits and Core Honors 50 Credits

  • If you major in a core area, you may count no more than six credits from your major toward the required distribution.

Academic Foundation Courses

Distribution Courses: Core and Core Honors [36 Cr]

Breadth Requirements [8 Courses, 24 Credits]

declared in Spring First Year

  • 1 course in each breadth area
    1. Ethics & Justice [3 Credits]
    2. Fine arts [3 Credits]
    3. History [3 Credits]
    4. Literature [3 Credits]
    5. Mathematics [3 Credits]
    6. Natural Science [3 Credits]
    7. Philosophy [3 Credits]
    8. Social Science [3 Credits]

Pathway Requirements [4 Courses, may lead to minor or second major]

declared by the middle of the second semester when registered for the sophomore courses.

  • 4 courses engaging with an interdisciplinary topic:
    • Pathways: African Diaspora Studies; American Studies; Cognitive Science Studies; Contemporary European Studies; Environmental Studies; French; Gender Studies; Global Studies; Hudson River Valley Studies; Italian; Jewish Studies; Latin American & Caribbean Studies; Medieval & Renaissance Studies; Public Health Studies; Quantitative Studies; Religion & Society; Social Justice, Law & Ethics; Spanish; Studies in Political Economy; Technology & Society
    • Select at least 3 of the disciplinary areas listed above at pathway options.
    • Your Pathway must contain 4 courses from at least 3 disciplinary areas.
  • Note:
    • A course can count as both a Breadth and Pathway requirement. However, this “double-dipped” course only counts as 3 credits toward the required 36-credit Distribution threshold.
    • As a result, you might complete both your Breadth and Pathway without accumulating a total of 36 Distribution credits.
    • This is where the “Distribution Overflow” category becomes important.

Distribution Overflow [balance to complete 36 Cr]

Skill Requirements [Core and Core Honors]

  • Can be from breadth or major

  • Academic Core Skills [fostered from the Core Courses]
  • Intensive Core Requirements [do not need to be breadth courses and could be within a major]
    • Technological Competency [1 course]
    • Public Presentation [1 course]

Capping [Core and Core Honors]

  • one Senior level course, 3 Credits
  • This course typically addresses academic skills, values awareness, and professional issues related to particular majors.
  • Capping Requirement
    • Senior-level course in the major [3 Credits]

Honors Program Dedicated Courses [3 Courses, 5 Credits]

  • Honors-by-contract (1 credit, attached to any 300- or 400- level course)
  • Honors Thesis Project (3 credits)
  • Honors Senior Seminar (1 credit)

Degree Requirements

  • Please refer to Degreeworks

Marist College Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy for Financial Aid (undergraduate)

  • https://www.marist.edu/financial-aid/freshman/apply-for-aid

    https://www.marist.edu/sap

  • Evaluation

    • Annual review after the spring grades are posted before the start of the next academic year.
      • However, if a student is on probation (had an appeal previously approved), Satisfactory Academic Progress will be reviewed after the payment period (semester).
    • Qualitative standard—GPA requirements
      • Reviewed by the Center for Advising and Academic Services (CAAS) for first four semesters
      • Students must maintain a semester GPA of at least 2.0
      • Cumulative GPA of 2.0 required by end of fourth semester
      • Failure to meet these standards results in devolving to a status assigned by CAAS
      • Transfer Credits
        • Transferred credits count towards the total number of semesters attended
      • Post-Fourth Semester
        • Students failing to achieve a cumulative GPA of 2.0:
          • Do not meet SAP standards
          • Must submit an appeal following the SAP Appeal Process
    • Quantitative standard—courses a student is taking count towards the program, are going towards a major or minor requirement, and a student passes a certain percentage of the classes that he/she attempts.
      • If a student is under 30 credits,
      • they must pass and earn at least 30% of their attempted credits.
      • If a student is under 60 credits,
      • they must pass and earn at least two-thirds, i.e., 50% of their attempted credits.
      • If a student is more than 60 credits,
      • they must pass and earn at least two-thirds, i.e., 67% of the credits they attempted.
      • Definition of Attempted Hours:
        • The hours for which the student is registered at the end of the add/drop period.
        • All transfer hours
        • All hours are included, even if the student did not receive financial assistance during these time periods.

Scholarships

  • A minimum requirement for federal aid for most merit scholarships at the school is 2.85 GPA

  • The government has a specific Tech grant and requires at least an overall 3.25 to continue to be eligible for that program.

  • Endowed scholarships from donors require, e.g., to maintain at least a 3.0

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